Malcolm Clift

Malcolm Clift (born 31 October 1936) is an Australian former rugby league footballer and former coach of Canterbury-Bankstown, Leeds and the Gold Coast Seagulls.[2]

Malcolm Clift
Personal information
Full nameMalcolm Douglas Clift
Born (1936-10-31) 31 October 1936
Canterbury, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1954 Canterbury-Bankstown 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1973–77 Canterbury-Bankstown 118 62 7 49 53
1985 Leeds 28 16 2 10 57
1991 Gold Coast Seagulls 22 2 1 19 9
Total 168 80 10 78 48
Source: [1]
As of 25 October 2019

Background

Clift was born in Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia.

Career

Clift began his career at Canterbury-Bankstown as a center. In 1960 he had his last playing season, and started coaching. He coached Canterbury-Bankstown to the 1974 Grand Final, which the club lost against Eastern Suburbs. Clift stopped coaching for a period between 1977 and 1982. In 1985, he coached English side Leeds, but left after one season.

Clift later coached the Gold Coast Seagulls .[3] He retired in 1991 after coaching for one season at the Gold Coast. That year, the club endured a horror year on the field, only winning two matches and finished last with the Wooden Spoon.

After his retirement, Clift assisted Chris Anderson with his coaching term.[4][5]

Sources
  • Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2006) The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players, Gavin Allen Publishing, Sydney

References
  1. "Malcolm Clift - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. Bulldogs unveil Hall of Fame
  3. Coaching summary
  4. "Where are they Now: Malcolm Clift". 4 June 2014.
  5. "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
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